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title: "UCL Portico 2016"
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# UCL Portico 2016

Buyer: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3bb00aae-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "UCL Portico 2016" tender was initiated by University College London (UCL), seeking editorial content, design, and creative services for its flagship magazine, Portico. The project has a budget of £75,000 and is classified under the category of printed matter and related products. The procurement occurred in London, with the tender period closing on 20th November 2015 and the contract set to run from 27th November 2015 to 27th November 2018. This tender was conducted through a selective procurement method, specifically a restricted procedure.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses operating in editorial, design, and publishing services, particularly those with experience in managing large-scale magazine production. Companies capable of sourcing and managing advertising space effectively, as well as those skilled in creative content generation, will find this a suitable tender. Given the strategic nature of the contract and the involvement of UCL, organisations with a proven track record in the higher education sector or similar environments may be especially well-placed to compete.

## Notice

Editorial content, design & creative services for UCL Portico Magazine. Portico Magazine is the flagship publication of the Development and Alumni Relations Office. It is produced annually and is mailed out to over 155,000 UCL alumni worldwide. It contains articles that highlight UCL involvement in current affairs, profiles alumni who are using their UCL education to make an impact on the wider world and engages the audience with institutional happenings and news. In 2013, we evaluated the most recent issue of the magazine (then named UCL People) and found that less than 11% of the entire cost of the magazine had been spent on the actual content. In 2014, we renamed the magazine and invested in our content further to ensure that our flagship publication continued to be impactful with our audiences. To continue this work we wish to employ an external agency to produce all editorial content for the magazine. This will include design, photography, images and written content The purpose of this tender is to choose a supplier to produce all editorial content for the magazine inclusive of images, photography and written articles within a budget of PS65,000. This fee would include the production of all content and creative services fees for this agency. The Supplier will work with UCL to apportion some of the magazine space to advertising. The Supplier will be responsible for sourcing this advertising and make it cost effective The supplier will manage the print and fulfilment process for the magazine. This will involve working with a chosen printer from the UCL print framework, to print and fulfil the magazine for a cost of approximately PS50,000 for print and PS25,000 for fulfillment. We will expect you to manage this process and to invoice us for this costs. We would ask that bidders complete this document in full and produce a two page proposal that provides us with an outline of their company services and their thoughts on how they would approach this project and would comply with all the service requirements presented in this tender.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4351ba82-3e3f-4e57-8524-f8b5ec56a255 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Nov 2015 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Nov 2015 |
| Contract period | 27 Nov 2015 - 27 Nov 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £75,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £75,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1E 6BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | YBM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 22000000 - Printed matter and related products
- 79415000 - Production management consultancy services
- 79553000 - Desktop publishing services
- 79800000 - Printing and related services

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4351ba82-3e3f-4e57-8524-f8b5ec56a255

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4351ba82-3e3f-4e57-8524-f8b5ec56a255
  25th January 2016 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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